Les Blair

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Les Blair

Directing 84 October 23, 1941

Manchester, England

Born in 1941, Les Blair is a BAFTA winning television, film and theatre director famous for productions that have political or socially aware themes and are often improvised or na…

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Play for Today

Play for Today

6.6 1970 TV Show
Screen Two

Screen Two

7.1 1985 TV Show
ITV Playhouse

ITV Playhouse

7.0 1967 TV Show
ScreenPlay

ScreenPlay

6.0 1986 TV Show
Screen One

Screen One

7.2 1989 TV Show
Bleak Moments

Bleak Moments

6.1 1972 Movie
Plays for Britain

Plays for Britain

6.0 1976 TV Show
Early to Bed

Early to Bed

3.0 1975 Movie
Bad Behavior

Bad Behavior

5.6 1993 Movie
Law & Order

Law & Order

7.3 1978 TV Show
London's Burning: The Movie

London's Burning: The Movie

8.5 1986 Movie
Number One

Number One

6.7 1985 Movie

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Born in 1941, Les Blair is a BAFTA winning television, film and theatre director famous for productions that have political or socially aware themes and are often improvised or naturalistic in flavour. He attended Salford Grammer School and, whilst there, acted in plays alongside fellow pupil Mike Leigh. After graduating at Liverpool University, Blair met up with RADA graduate Leigh again and the pair became flatmates and proponents of Improvisational drama in Birmingham. After joining the London Film School they collaborated together on Leigh's first feature film, Bleak Moments. Blair's own work includes the groundbreaking and controversial BBC miniseries Law and Order (1978) and the 1993 film Bad Behaviour.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2001
    H3

    Movie Director

  2. 1998
    Stand and Deliver

    Movie Director

  3. 1997
    Jump the Gun

    Movie Director

  4. 1997
    Amazing Grace

    Movie Executive Producer

  5. 1995
    Bliss

    Movie Director

  6. 1993
    The Merrihill Millionaires

    Movie Director

  7. 1993
    Bad Behavior

    Movie Director

  8. 1993
    Tracey Ullman: A Class Act

    Movie Director

  9. 1991
    Filipina Dreamgirls

    Movie Director

  10. 1991
    Seduction

    Movie Director

  11. 1990
    News Hounds

    Movie Director

  12. 1989
    4 Play

    TV show Director

  13. 1989
    The Accountant

    Movie Director

  14. 1989
    Screen One

    TV show Director

  15. 1989
    Leave to Remain

    Movie Director

  16. 1986
    London's Burning: The Movie

    Movie Director

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  1. 1986
    ScreenPlay

    TV show Director

  2. 1986
    Honest Decent & True

    Movie Director

  3. 1985
    Number One

    Movie Director

  4. 1985
    Screen Two

    TV show Writer

  5. 1982
    Four in a Million

    Movie Director

  6. 1981
    Only a Game

    Movie Director

  7. 1981
    Beyond the Pale

    Movie Director

  8. 1978
    Law & Order

    TV show Director

  9. 1976
    Bet Your Life

    Movie Director

  10. 1976
    Sunshine in Brixton

    Movie Director

  11. 1976
    Plays for Britain

    TV show Director

  12. 1975
    Early to Bed

    Movie Director

  13. 1973
    Second City Firsts

    TV show Director

  14. 1973
    Blooming Youth

    Movie Director

  15. 1972
    Bleak Moments

    Movie Producer

  16. 1970
    Play for Today

    TV show Director

  17. 1967
    ITV Playhouse

    TV show Director